At the lake house Elena invited Kol in, then they unloaded the car. Which was more than expected as they stopped to buy food before heading out. Kol looked around and saw family photo's of happier times in her life, before she knew vampires and wolves existed. It still amazed him that a human could be so accepting of either species and not think a thing of it, even knowing that both were a danger to her. After pulling away from his thoughts he headed towards the kitchen to help Elena put away the groceries.
Kol watched Elena stand on tip toe to reach the top shelf, not quite being able to though. So he came up behind her taking the box from her hand and putting on the top shelf for her. Elena's breath caught her in throat at the contact, and her heart picked up a little. When Kol stepped away, Elena looked up at him and saw his trademark flirty smirk.
"What?" she asked innocently, knowing he could hear her heartbeat.
"Nothing" he said smiling.
After everything was put up Elena went to grab her bag along with Kol's and started to head upstairs when he reached out and took them from her. Once upstairs she walked into the first door on the left. He followed her inside, setting both bags down on top of the dresser. They both knew this weekend would change their relationship, make it more than it had been since they first started dating a few weeks ago.
"Come on, let me show you the most beautiful view here before it gets dark" she said with excitement heading back out the door.
Kol followed her back outside and she patted the seat next to her. After he sat down she pointed out over the lake. He followed her gaze to see the sun slowly setting behind the tree's with it's reflection on the water until it faded.
"That was truly a sight to see love" he said looking over at her.
"I never get tired of seeing it, I remember coming up here all the time with my parents and Jeremy. I love it here, away from Mystic Falls and all that goes with it" Elena said thoughtfully.
"It is quiet and peaceful, I see why you love it here" Kol said.
As if on cue to disrupt the quiet Elena's stomach growled, which made both of them laugh. With that Kol stood up offering her his hand as they made their way back to the house. He helped her make dinner, afterwards side by side cleaned the kitchen. Once that was done they sat on the couch in front of the fireplace cuddling in silence watching the flames dance.
"Would you like a drink? I can look around in the liquor cabinet to see what there is." Elena said breaking the silence.
"Sure, I'll look and you get some glasses and ice" Kol said.
Elena headed off to the kitchen while Kol found some bourbon and headed back to the couch, setting the bottle down on the coffee table. Elena came back with two glasses with ice and sat back down next to Kol. He filled their glasses and handed one to her. They both were looking at each other when they clinked the glasses together before taking a drink. Kol set his glass down on the coffee table, then took Elena's from her hand and set it down.
Kol stood up holding out his hand for her take, which she reached up and took. As she stood up looking into his dark brown eyes and he looking into hers, that she realized how close they were standing. He slowly lowered his head giving her the chance to pull away and when Elena didn't, their lips met in a gentle kiss.
This was the first kiss on the lips Kol gave her, and it sent shivers throughout her body. He could hear her heart speed up when he kissed her and he smiled against her lips before kissing her again, deepening the kiss. Kol picked her up so they were eye level and his hands were on her bottom holding her up and in turn she wrapped her legs around his waist. Never once breaking their kiss, until Elena pulled back breathless resting her forehead against his.
When she looked into his eyes she could see he wanted her as much as she wanted him. Without another word he carried her upstairs into the bedroom. Without putting her down he kissed her neck, and in turn without giving it a thought Elena leaned her head back to give him better access. That is when she felt his vampire teeth graze along her neck, and he stopped kissing her and put her down.
Kol looked into Elena's eyes and she could see the dark veins under his eyes and watched as he fought for control of his vampire urges. She put her hand against his cheek never breaking eye contact with him. Slowly the veins disappeared and Elena was treading into dangerous water by standing on tip toe, kissing Kol softly on the lips.
Kol reacted by wrapping one arm around her waist, slowly walking her backwards towards the bed. Still having a hold of Elena with his one arm he used the other to gently lower her onto the bed, following her down.
